Blacked-up Obama is a pretty weak joke

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Only Black Guys Can Be Obama On SNL [Race-baiting]
Published 2/27/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... , " there's only one thing that would justify giving the role to a non-black performer -- if the person who took on the role was simply terrific as Obama." Then black woman Hannah Pool wrote in Britain's Guardian that "the Chicago Tribune should not hire a white TV critic to do a black TV critic's job." Kidding! She actually wrote, "Casting a black actor... would have made the whole thing a lot less shoddy." Actually, what made Armisen's performance weak was not the color of the skin but the (awkward) content of his (Obama) character, on display in this ...

The More You Know: Large German words edition
Published 2/27/2008 by John at TiFaux
ABC now planning to offer shows for free on Video-On-Demand… except without the ability to fast forward Kenneth from 30 Rock stars in the new Mariah Carey video At least one journalist doesn’t find SNL’s blackface funny. Hope she doesn’t watch the Sarah Silverman Show E! Kristin talks Lost, Battlestar, Dexter, and Project Runway Quarterlife makes the leap from web to TV ABC to answer question I never asked - The Bachelor: Where Are They Now? ...

Buzz In: What Are Your Favorite SNL Political Impersonations?
Published 8/29/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... I'm assuming Palin's portrayal will fall to the capable hands of Kristin Wiig instead, but the resemblance got me thinking: What are your favorite SNL political impersonations of all time? Fred Armisen's been in a world of controversy over his Obama impression, but how do you think he's done with it? Personally, I've always been a fan of Darrell Hammond's Bill Clinton (and pretty impressed at the sheer number of Bush administration characters he's played), though Will Ferrell's George W. Bush is pretty classic, too. What are your favorites? ...